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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Racing To The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ten spots were up for grabs for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. And the race was on. The winner was a heralded, but unexpected, 22-year-old from China, Xin Xin. She upset 2016 gold […]
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Open water swimmers think about a variety of topics when they venture beyond the shoreline: “I think non-stop about my catch, pull through and back end finish every stroke.” “I think about my stroke — one at a time, in the moment I’m taking it, until I’m finished. My stroke thoughts are primary, conscious and
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Chris Thompson, Kaelan Oldani to Defend Mighty Mac Swim Titles Courtesy of Jim Dreyer, Mighty Mac Swim, St. Ignace, Michigan. Jim Dreyer, Executive Director of the Mighty Mac Swim, announced that defending champions Chris Thompson and Kaelan Oldani will return to defend their titles in the annual Mighty Mac Swim in Michigan. The race is
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Is There A Plan B To Odaiba Marine Park? Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. August 5th and 6th are the dates of the female and male 10 km marathon swims at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Scheduled to be held in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay, the marathon swimmers will
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Ana Marcela Cunha Finishes With Another World Title Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ana Marcela Cunha had a busy schedule at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. 5 km open water swim – gold medal 10 km marathon swim – qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 5
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Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Courtesy of Intérieur Sport, France. Axel Reymond Sprints To His Second World Title The 25 km race among the men in the 2019 FINA World Championships was a race among veterans in chop and rain, but Frenchman Axel Reymond sprinted to victory over Russian Kirill Belyaev
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Fun Fast Freestyling. Germany Wins Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Germany won the closest mixed relay in FINA history at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Germany, anchored by 2020 Olympian Rob Muffels, defeated Italy by 0.2 seconds and the United States by 0.3 seconds where 4
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From A Dark Place To The Other Side Courtesy of Jon Washer, The Other Side, English Channel. “Every time that I felt that I accomplished something, I felt that there was something more that I can do,” explained Sarah Thomas before she completed history’s first four-way crossing of the English Channel. “I wanted to see
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Pioneering Women In San Francisco Bay Courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The International Swimming Hall of Fame archives have a photo of an old pigskin award presented in 1912 to Nell Schmidt, a pioneering open water swimmer from the Dolphin Club in San Francisco, by the City of Alameda, California (on San
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Marcelo Galvão Butterflys The Fuga da Ilha Grande Courtesy of WOWSA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has taken Marcelo Galvão a lot of training, planning and preparation to complete his longest butterfly swim, but he accomplished it on November 10th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He completed his first butterfly 4 km ocean swim in
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